Vuteq Canada Inc. Employee Reviews

I got a workplace injury and they didn’t even report to wsib and start saying that I am lying then i get to know that they do this to every incident nd they have awful management

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I would not recommend for anyone unless you are very desperate.

General Labourer (Former Employee) - Woodstock, ON - 20 September 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Nothing You're just gonna get worked To the bone. And you'll never have a weekend's off.What is the most stressful part about working at the company?It wasn't very stressful but very repetitive, very solid training..What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Work of the employees as hard as we can and give them no weekends.What is a typical day like for you at the company?Very boring, very repetitive and I never get my weekends.

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Insights into Vuteq Canada Inc.

Based on 65 survey responses

What people like

Feeling of personal appreciation
Supportive environment

Areas for improvement

Sense of belonging
Trust in colleagues
Support from manager

It's a factory, but a good one

Production Worker (Former Employee) - Woodstock, ON - 6 September 2023

It's a factory, so you get a factory environment. It's very noisy and you are on your feet for the whole 8 hours, plugging away at your task. If you can handle that, then it isn't a bad place to work. The hours aren't great though; I worked full time midnights as the day shift rotates with the afternoon shift and I didn't want that.

Pros

Good money

Cons

Long hours on your feet

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Not worth it

Forklift Operator (Former Employee) - Receiving warehouse - 4 September 2023

In the beginning it was a positive experience. Management was fair and approachable. However as time went by it became obvious that their processes and systems had very little thought put into them. They actually work against you being able to do your job accurately and efficiently.I’ve worked in a number of warehouses and all of them used some form of computerized system to manage their inventory. What does this place use? Ping Pong balls with handwritten numbers on them! For a company that’s been in business for 35 years this is not just analog, it’s downright prehistoric! Needless to say they had a lot of problems with their inventory. Training was woefully inadequate. I got a total of 2 hours of training by a fellow employee on high reach fork and then I was left on my own for the rest of the week to figure things out and ask questions. They have no dedicated trainers and are usually short staffed. The pay is barely acceptable. Unless you live 10 minutes away or less you’ll be spending too much on gas to make the job worthwhile. I travelled from Brantford and I spent $50 per week on gas. After deducting the price of fuel from my take home pay I ended up making around $17 an hour. Not worth it! They’re constantly hiring and have a robust turnover. But they’re opening a third plant when they can’t even keep their current plants adequately staffed! When they ended my contract I wasn’t upset, I was relieved! I never planned to stay long term, just maybe a year. But as time went by I became more and more frustrated with the place and the job and I wanted to leave sooner. -

Pros

Decent working atmosphere but expect some jerks.

Cons

Low pay, no benefits for a full year, no pay increases, contract employment, inadequate training.

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Good Place

Tugger (Former Employee) - Woodstock, ON - 30 August 2023

Good place to work, lots of great people. Pay isn't the best but thats most places. You can spend lots of time slacking off. Also lots of overtime is your interested in that

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Productive be very un-professional

Production Worker (Current Employee) - Woodstock, ON - 29 July 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?The new people, and friendly welcoming faces everyday you walk in What is the most stressful part about working at the company?The communication is next to none, management doesn’t really help out. Ever Always changing The S.W.C adding over processing steps What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Very 50/50 some days very fast paced and others can be very slow. What is a typical day like for you at the company?Stressful Can be overwhelming at times-enjoyable though with the right people

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It’s a terrible company to work for. I pity anyone that applies here.

Operator (Former Employee) - Woodstock, ON - 24 July 2023

I worked at vuteq for 3 years with zero appreciation. They promote all their buddies so If your not apart of the club well you’ll never get anywhere.

Pros

There is no pros unless your buddies with someone from the old ip department. This place is a joke.

Cons

Terribly managed, no respect, Treat you like they can replace you, but they can’t run all the machines required, not even the temp workers will stay.

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meh

Production Worker (Former Employee) - Woodstock, ON - 16 July 2023

work is very easy in all departments, although higher positions take their work home with them a lot, ie. receiving calls in the middle of the night and still expected to be in for their shift in the morning. hr and management are also terrible as stated in previous reviews.

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Family and friends will never see you as long as you are employed there.

Conveyance/Forklift Operator (Former Employee) - Woodstock, ON - 6 July 2023

Do not recommend working here for you are just a number and you as a person will be replaced in a heartbeat if something happens to you or as soon as you get back to regular duties they will find a way to get rid of you

Pros

Took all the perks away from the employees

Cons

repetitive tasks and massive mandated overtime

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Great if you like to be overwhelmed and stress out.

General Labourer (Former Employee) - Woodstock, ON - 24 June 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Coworkers and pizza when working OT on weekends. What is the most stressful part about working at the company?You name it. It's stressful. Lack of communication. Ever knowing if you have overtime until Friday morning. What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Coworkers great!!! Boss not so much.What is a typical day like for you at the company?Ends in tears and stress. Rush rush rush.

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Jobs at Vuteq Canada Inc.

Team member perception - everyone is replaceable

Various (Current Employee) - Woodstock, ON - 6 June 2023

Poor Management/ Organizational StructureProduction-focused - "Production is more important than safety".Lack of accountability amongst management.Tries to discredit and antagonize workers.

Pros

RRSP Contributions, Benefits

Cons

Everything else

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Target expectations are higher

Production Worker (Former Employee) - Woodstock, ON - 25 May 2023

While working at Glass plant, i had to rush almost everyday to get close to daily target and still it was hard to achieve. I was working at front door glass machine and they were expecting me to do target by myself and even-though it was achievable by two workers only

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Half high school Half nursing home

Production Team Member (Former Employee) - Woodstock, ON - 6 May 2023

If you're gonna work here have fun, right from the getgo my supervisors didn't like me, actively went out of their way to screw me over by not properly training then throwing me onto a random machine having 1 minute to learn what to do, if a machine goes down everyone starts tweaking out genuinely unprofessional, toxic environment. If you want to get up to leadership/management the only requirement is to have room temperature level IQ. Vuteq is half high school, half nursing home, have fun having your soul drained out.

Pros

Made a couple good friends

Cons

Management barely scraped through school, Favoritism runs rampant, toxic people, toxic leadership, machines never get fixed properly, oil everywhere, mandatory overtime, expected to urinate my pants.

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So so place

Assembler (Current Employee) - Woodstock, ON - 12 March 2023

The environment for the most part is fast paced... parts are light.. the pay should be more... upper management for the most part make questionable decisions... the company is desperate to keep people so you can get away with more than you could in the past... quite a few people with issues... anger problems... needy... desperate for attention

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Awful

Floor Worker (Former Employee) - Ontario - 13 February 2023

Awful I can’t warn people away fast enough the don’t treat you like people. They only promote their friends and hr is useless. If you don’t want ti work at a place that breaks your soul don’t work here

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Unrealistic Expectations

Production Worker (Former Employee) - Woodstock, ON - 9 February 2023

The target numbers they expect you to reach is impossible and they just get further behind and then you have to work mandatory overtime to try and catch up. Other than that the people are good and the pay is pretty good.

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Horrible Place to work

IT (Former Employee) - Woodstock, ON - 22 January 2023

Only work here if you are desperate and can't find anything else. benefits suck, pay sucks, management sucks, parking sucks, dress code sucks, coffee sucksthe list just goes on. This is a company that will turn off the ac during summer and heat off in winter to save money. It is run by a bunch of baboons that have no idea about anything. I am not kidding when I say a majority of the managers are probably unable to pass a standardized grade 9 test. remote work is strictly prohibited even if all you do is stare at a computer all day. and if you do work here do not make any complaints about anything because you will be fired.

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Fun workplace. Always kept busy

Sub Leader (Former Employee) - Woodstock, ON - 19 December 2022

I would recommend this place to work. The benefits are awesome. Little contests for departments the people you work with are amazing.the people are very friendly and training is very thorough. Everything is explained in a very good manner. very clean facility. Leadership is always willing to help if needed.

Pros

Meet new people

Cons

Sometimes not recognized of doing a great job

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Maintenance department poorly managed

Electrician (Former Employee) - Plant 2 Woodstock - 14 December 2022

Worked there for almost 2 years and in that time received minimal direction as to how /why timelines were to be met and that it was production over all other factors when attempting a repair on equipment. frequently the production coordinators and or new project staff would attempt to "speed up" a process that would eventually have a snag due to poor planning and lack of general knowledge of entire process.

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A Good Place Over All

Maintenance Worker (Current Employee) - Woodstock, ON - 2 December 2022

Vuteq is a good employer. There are quotas to make so there is mandatory overtime at times, but it's not a big deal. This place has a bad reputation in Woodstock , but I'm not convinced the factory was the issue in the cases of those who complain. Benefits do not start until after 1 year which is odd , but at least they have Benefits to offer. If you have thought about applying here , do it. The work is easy enough and you'll never get laid off. There are also many positions available outside of "team member" If you can turn a wrench you can apply to maintenance and get an apprenticeship if you're willing to work hard. Or apply for a leadership position to gain experience that could lead to management. Good place to work.

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Work

Team Leader - Shipping (Current Employee) - Woodstock, ON - 28 September 2022

Last resort option for work if you’re desperate. Steady work, but I would stay away if you have other options. IMO management is only there when things go wrong.

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